I recently bought both a Delta jointer and planer. I have not used them very much and have begun to notice that I am getting very slight grooves in the surface of my wood. It is almost like there is some debris or pitch stuck to the blades. Is there a tool or technique that I need to know to smooth the surface of these blades again. Something like a hone or something?
A newbie to the planer/jointer world
thanks
Chips in the blade. As long as the blades are cutting well, and you have time to spare, you can shift a blade left or right to get a smoother finish. Or, depending on you degree of laziness, just scrape 'em off when you're preparing you wood for the finish.
If the blades are suffering in sharpness as well, remove and hone or sharpen, as required.
Are you sure you have a groove and not a raised area? That is common if the blades are nicked, as in the wood you planed had a nail or piece of metal hiding in it.
If a groove, chances are there is something sticking up on the blade. Do you see this in the same spot every time? Ed
A grove or a high spot? It is quite normal for blades to get nicks that will transfer to the wood as slight high spots. This is another reason to only use your plainer to get the wood to the desired thickness and then do the finish scraping or sanding.
Depending on the wood, yes you can get some buildup on the edges of the knives. I have a small hone that I use to "lightly" clean the top edge of the knive and the leading edge to remove the buildup. I have not had to do this to the planer, only the jointer. Depending on which Delta planer, it may have reversible knives that you could switch them around to see if the problem disappears, which it should.
Good luck
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